City officials are warning local residents that four consecutive nights of filming in parts of the downtown area and the Warehouse District will result in street closures - as well as squealing tires and simulated shotgun blasts - in those areas starting Sunday night.

A car chase will be filmed downtown and in the Warehouse District on Sunday night, Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night, city officials said

Production on a major motion picture - which, in keeping with city policy, is not being named - will shoot Sunday night, Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night near the LSU Health Sciences Center and in the Warehouse District, according to an advisory issued by the city film office.

Part of the filming will include a car-chase scene, which will involve the wetting streets with a water truck, squealing tires, automobile collisions, and simulated shotgun fire.

On Sunday (Dec. 11) and Wednesday (Dec. 14), filming will take place at the intersection of S. Claiborne Avenue and Poydras Street. S. Claiborne Avenue will be closed on the ground level from Perdido Street to Poydras Street, and traffic will be held intermittently on Poydras Street and in the surrounding vicinity. Parking will be restricted on S. Roman Street between Poydras Street and Perdido Street, and on S. Claiborne Avenue from Perdido Street to Lafayette Street. Filming will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. On both days, filming will cease at 7 the next morning.

On Monday (Dec. 12), Tuesday (Dec. 13) and Wednesday (Dec. 14), filming will take place at the intersection of St. Joseph and Constance streets. Both streets will be closed for one block in each direction from the intersection, and traffic will be held intermittently in the surrounding areas. Residents will be allowed access to off-street parking, but street parking will be restricted within the closed area. Filming will be begin at 6 p.m. each night and will continue until 7 the next morning.

On Tuesday (Dec. 13) and Wednesday (Dec. 14), filming will take place on Tchoupitoulas Street between Andrew Higgins and Calliope streets. Parking will be restricted on this section of Tchoupitoulas, which will be closed intermittently during filming. Traffic will also be held intermittently in the surrounding areas. Filming will begin after 10 p.m. and will continue until 7 the next morning.

The New Orleans Police Department will be on hand to monitor traffic and safety throughout filming and no filming activities will take place during peak commuting times, according to the city-issued filming advisory.

For questions about filming in New Orleans, please contact Katie Williams at Film New Orleans within the Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy at (504) 658-0923.